Privacy Policy
SDRN Principles
SDRN’s Privacy Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use and safeguard the personal information you provide to us, and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our site and associated services. Whenever you provide such personal information, we will treat that information in accordance with this policy. SDRN will act in accordance with current legislation and aim to meet current Internet best practice.
What information do we collect?
We collect information on our users in two ways: through website usage data including cookies (see below), and through registration as a member of SDRN.
Registration as a member of SDRN
Registration as a member allows you to use receive electronic copies of the fortnightly SDRN Mailing, as well as accessing archived copies of the Mailing and receiving occasional emails alerting you of relevant news or events.
When you register as a member of SDRN you have the option of providing SDRN with personal information. The minimum information we need to register a member is their name and email address. This information is entirely confidential and will not be made publicly available to any third parties. Any further details you choose to supply about yourself when you register as a member are provided at your own discretion. This information, such as your research interests or your location of work, will be used to allow us to filter the emails we send you and to gain a better understanding of the membership of the Network.
Email updates
SDRN members automatically receive the regular email newsletter, the SDRN Mailing. The SDRN Mailing is sent once every two weeks using the JISCmail facility, although additional emails about news and events of interest to SDRN members may also be sent from time to time. Subscribers will be notified if the frequency with which regular Mailings are sent changes and will never be sent promotional emails for non-SDRN events.
Users can unsubscribe from the Network at any time by emailing b.watson@psi.org.uk or by visiting www.jiscmail.ac.uk
Events
When booking for an event or course you will be asked for information such as your address, company and telephone number. These data will only be retained by SDRN for purposes relating to the administration of that event and to invite you to become a member of the Network.
By registering for a course or an event, you agree to receive communication relating to that course or event, and an invitation to become a member of the Network.
Sharing your information
At no time will we sell or release your personal data to any third party organisation (subject to the Exclusions stated below). Many organisations collect data in order to sell on to partners and affiliates, but SDRN has no intention of doing this.
Cookies and Website usage data
Our website utilises 'cookies' and Web server logs to collect information about how the site is used. Cookies allow Web servers to recognise the computer used to access a website. Cookies are small pieces of data that are stored by a user’s web browser software on the user’s hard drive. Cookies provide non-personal statistical information about visits to pages on the site, which may include the duration of individual page views, paths taken by visitors through the site, the websites visited just before and just after our website, and other general information. This information is collected on an aggregate basis. None of this information is associated with you as an individual.
If you are concerned about cookies, you can turn them off in your browser. However, if you do this please note that some areas of the site may not work properly.
Access to your personal information
You have the right to request a copy of the personal information SDRN holds about you and have any inaccuracies corrected or removed. Please address requests in writing to Ben Watson, SDRN Coordinator, Policy Studies Institute, 50 Hanson Street, London, W1W 6UP.
Protection of minors
The SDRN site is intended for adults working in, or with an interest in, sustainable development research, and no part of our site is targeted to attract minors. For that reason, we do not collect or maintain information at our website from those we actually know are aged 16 and under. We request that all visitors to our website aged 16 and under do not disclose or provide any personally identifiable information. If we discover that an individual aged 16 or under has provided us with personally identifiable information, we will delete such information from our records.
Exclusions
We reserve the right to access and disclose individually identifiable information to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests, and to operate our systems properly when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights or those of our users.
Contacting SDRN
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of SDRN, or your dealings with this website, please contact b.watson@psi.org.uk.
SDRN’s Privacy Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use and safeguard the personal information you provide to us, and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our site and associated services. Whenever you provide such personal information, we will treat that information in accordance with this policy. SDRN will act in accordance with current legislation and aim to meet current Internet best practice.
What information do we collect?
We collect information on our users in two ways: through website usage data including cookies (see below), and through registration as a member of SDRN.
Registration as a member of SDRN
Registration as a member allows you to use receive electronic copies of the fortnightly SDRN Mailing, as well as accessing archived copies of the Mailing and receiving occasional emails alerting you of relevant news or events.
When you register as a member of SDRN you have the option of providing SDRN with personal information. The minimum information we need to register a member is their name and email address. This information is entirely confidential and will not be made publicly available to any third parties. Any further details you choose to supply about yourself when you register as a member are provided at your own discretion. This information, such as your research interests or your location of work, will be used to allow us to filter the emails we send you and to gain a better understanding of the membership of the Network.
Email updates
SDRN members automatically receive the regular email newsletter, the SDRN Mailing. The SDRN Mailing is sent once every two weeks using the JISCmail facility, although additional emails about news and events of interest to SDRN members may also be sent from time to time. Subscribers will be notified if the frequency with which regular Mailings are sent changes and will never be sent promotional emails for non-SDRN events.
Users can unsubscribe from the Network at any time by emailing b.watson@psi.org.uk or by visiting www.jiscmail.ac.uk
Events
When booking for an event or course you will be asked for information such as your address, company and telephone number. These data will only be retained by SDRN for purposes relating to the administration of that event and to invite you to become a member of the Network.
By registering for a course or an event, you agree to receive communication relating to that course or event, and an invitation to become a member of the Network.
Sharing your information
At no time will we sell or release your personal data to any third party organisation (subject to the Exclusions stated below). Many organisations collect data in order to sell on to partners and affiliates, but SDRN has no intention of doing this.
Cookies and Website usage data
Our website utilises 'cookies' and Web server logs to collect information about how the site is used. Cookies allow Web servers to recognise the computer used to access a website. Cookies are small pieces of data that are stored by a user’s web browser software on the user’s hard drive. Cookies provide non-personal statistical information about visits to pages on the site, which may include the duration of individual page views, paths taken by visitors through the site, the websites visited just before and just after our website, and other general information. This information is collected on an aggregate basis. None of this information is associated with you as an individual.
If you are concerned about cookies, you can turn them off in your browser. However, if you do this please note that some areas of the site may not work properly.
Access to your personal information
You have the right to request a copy of the personal information SDRN holds about you and have any inaccuracies corrected or removed. Please address requests in writing to Ben Watson, SDRN Coordinator, Policy Studies Institute, 50 Hanson Street, London, W1W 6UP.
Protection of minors
The SDRN site is intended for adults working in, or with an interest in, sustainable development research, and no part of our site is targeted to attract minors. For that reason, we do not collect or maintain information at our website from those we actually know are aged 16 and under. We request that all visitors to our website aged 16 and under do not disclose or provide any personally identifiable information. If we discover that an individual aged 16 or under has provided us with personally identifiable information, we will delete such information from our records.
Exclusions
We reserve the right to access and disclose individually identifiable information to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests, and to operate our systems properly when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights or those of our users.
Contacting SDRN
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of SDRN, or your dealings with this website, please contact b.watson@psi.org.uk.